City of Traitors 9781804367933 Hardback

‘Pulse-racingly brilliant’Daily Mirror’Gerlis is the maestro of multiple story strands woven together’Daily Express’Gerliss… enthusiasm for the period is infectious and this is becoming a classy portrait of the Soviet penetration of Britains establishment’The Times’Gerlis skilfully evokes both the eras high politics and a world of everyday encounters threaded with mortal danger’Financial TimesAs the end of the Second World War in Europe looms, a new conflict is in its early stages: who will control Europe when the war ends?Soviet double-agent ‘Archie’ is now a British diplomat in the United States, feeding information on the Special Relationship back to Moscow Centre. Meanwhile, erstwhile Soviet agent ‘Bertie’ Charles Cooper is sent on a perilous mission to Italy before being drawn towards Berlin as the Allies draw near their goal.As the Red Army draws in on Berlin from the east, the British and Americans from the West, the heart of the Reich trembles beneath bombardment and the pitiless tracks of tanks. The stage is set for a climactic showdown, and the traitors become more central than ever…The gripping third novel in Alex Gerlis’ epic Double Agent series.Praise for Alex GerlisOne of the superstars of modern spy fictionDaily ExpressWith this brilliant tale of a writer entangled in pre-World War II espionage, Gerlis cleverly builds an ironic and darkly realistic world that shows just how nebulous is the border between good and evil, observer and participant, our inner and outer lives. Richly imagined, meticulously plotted, and chockfull of historic details,Every Spy a Traitoris one of those rare books that gets better with every page. One of the best spy novels Ive read I. S. Berry, author ofThe Peacock and the SparrowClever plotting, rich detail and a compelling story of a young man forced to become a double agent to survive in a world where friends become adversaries and no one can be trusted.Every Spy a Traitorwill reward fans of Graham Greene, Charles Cumming, Frederick Forsythe and Alan Furst Paul Vidich, author ofBeirut StationFascinating… A pleasant blend of John Buchan derring-do if lightweight adventures and the more gritty Le Carr-like grey travails in the secret corridors of power Maxim Jakubowski,Crime TimeAn absorbing portrait of a world on the brink that disarms you before it floors you Tim Glister, author ofRed Corona’Gerliss depth of research and understanding of the conflicting political currents of the epoch make for a rich tapestry of fact and fiction, and the parallel plot lines grip like a vice, with characters barely a step away from catastrophe or triumph at any given moment. Loyalties are strongly questioned as the landscape of history unfolds in all its horrors and shame, while the two sided main characters struggle with all too human failings against a tide always likely to overwhelm them. Great, high-octane stuff. Highly recommended’Crime Time